http://sanmateodaily.com A DailyNet Publication Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:04:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en NewsHourJIM LEHRER: Next tonight, bills are coming due in California and the state is having trouble paying them. NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels has that report. SPENCER MICHELS: State-issued IOUs are starting to show up in California mailboxes, ...ReutersSan Francisco ChronicleThe Associated Press - - http://sanmateodaily.com/2009/07/15/fallout-continues-from-californias-budget-woes-newshour/ CQPolitics.comEthnicity will be the one obvious difference when California tax board member Judy Chu arrives in Washington shortly to succeed fellow Democrat Hilda L. Solis. Chu, the easy winner of Tuesday's House special election in ...USA TodayLos Angeles TimesAHN - - http://sanmateodaily.com/2009/07/15/chu-brings-diverse-career-to-congress-cqpoliticscom/ ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate health committee on Wednesday approved its version of legislation to overhaul the US health industry, which is to be combined with a bill yet to be written in the Senate Finance Committee. ...The Associated PressBizjournals.comNew York Times - - http://sanmateodaily.com/2009/07/15/first-senate-panel-completes-healthcare-bill-reuters/ The Associated PressPENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — A group of men charged in the slaying of a wealthy Florida couple known for adopting special needs children trained for at least a month to break into the couple's home, authorities said Wednesday. Byrd and Melanie Billings were ...USA TodayUnited Press InternationalNew York ... http://sanmateodaily.com/2009/07/15/sheriff-suspects-trained-before-fla-couple-slain-the-associated-press/ The Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Judge Sonia Sotomayor said Wednesday neither President Barack Obama nor anyone else in the administration asked her views on abortion rights before she was nominated for the Supreme Court. "I was asked no question by anyone including ...Washington PostBloombergUSA Today - http://sanmateodaily.com/2009/07/15/sotomayor-says-obama-didnt-ask-about-abortion-the-associated-press-2/ The Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Judge Sonia Sotomayor said Wednesday neither President Barack Obama nor anyone else in the administration asked her views on abortion rights before she was nominated for the Supreme Court. "I was asked no question by anyone including ...Washington PostBloombergUSA Today - - http://sanmateodaily.com/2009/07/15/sotomayor-says-obama-didnt-ask-about-abortion-the-associated-press/ The Associated PressSHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt (AP) — Cuba's president on Wednesday called for an international financial system that better takes into account developing countries interests, as the global recession captured the spotlight at a summit of non-aligned nations. ...XinhuaAFPReuters - - http://sanmateodaily.com/2009/07/15/in-egypt-non-aligned-nations-focus-on-meltdown-the-associated-press/ ReutersLONDON, July 15 (Reuters) - President Hamid Karzai has promised to provide extra Afghan security forces to reinforce British soldiers battling Taliban insurgents, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Wednesday. While Brown said he was keeping ...FOXNewsCNN InternationalTimes Online - - http://sanmateodaily.com/2009/07/15/uks-brown-says-karzai-pledges-more-afghan-forces-reuters/ BloombergJuly 15 (Bloomberg) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the US will still pursue direct talks with Iran to persuade the country's leaders to abandon a possible nuclear- arms program even after the regime's crackdown on voters. ...AFPThe Associated PressAtlantic Online - - http://sanmateodaily.com/2009/07/15/clinton-says-us-still-must-engage-iran-on-nuclear-dispute-bloomberg-2/ BloombergJuly 15 (Bloomberg) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the US will still pursue direct talks with Iran to persuade the country's leaders to abandon a possible nuclear- arms program even after the regime's crackdown on voters. ...The Associated PressXinhuaAFP - - http://sanmateodaily.com/2009/07/15/clinton-says-us-still-must-engage-iran-on-nuclear-dispute-bloomberg/